Wild Rice And Almond Stuffed Pork Chops Recipes

GRILLED WILD RICE-STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. In 8-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Cook celery and onion in butter, stirring frequently, until celery is crisp-tender. Stir in rice, almonds, salt and pepper until well blended.
• Cut a deep pocket horizontally in each pork chop on the meatiest side of the bone. Press about 1/3 cup stuffing into each pocket. Secure openings with toothpicks. In small bowl, mix apricot preserves, wine and cinnamon.
• Cover and grill pork over medium-low heat 40 to 45 minutes, brushing occasionally with preserves mixture and turning 2 or 3 times, until pork is tender and slightly pink when cut near bone on the unstuffed sides of chops. Remove toothpicks. Discard any remaining preserves mixture.

MINNESOTA PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a skillet with a small amount of oil, brown the chops seasoned with salt and pepper. Spray a large 9x13 inch casserole dish with nonstick spray. Sprinkle the washed rice evenly in bottom of dish.
• Add water and mushrooms. Sprinkle with chicken bullion. Arrange the chops on top and spoon soup over chops and rice. Cover casserole with aluminum foil and seal tightly. Bake for 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours or until rice and chops are tender.

RICE-STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the water, butter and rice with contents of sauce mix. Bring to a boil; stir. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 4 minutes or until the rice is almost tender. Let stand for 5 minutes., Meanwhile, moisten pork chops with water; dip in coating mix. Cut a pocket in each chop; fill with rice mixture. Place in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Spoon remaining rice around chops. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 25-30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 145°. Let meat stand for 5 minutes before serving.

WILD RICE, DRIED CHERRY, AND ALMOND STUFFING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix the dried cherries and port and let stand while preparing the stuffing.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the wild rice and reduce the heat to medium. Cook until the wild rice is tender and most of the grains have burst, 45 to 60 minutes. Drain well and rinse under cold running water. Place the rice in a large bowl.
• In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the chopped celery and cook until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Add the shallots and celery leaves and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Add the cherries and their soaking liquid. Boil until the port has almost completely evaporated, about 3 minutes. Stir the mixture into the wild rice, along with the almonds, sage, salt and pepper. (The stuffing can be prepared up to 1 day ahead, stored in self-sealing plastic bags and refrigerated. To reheat the stuffing, melt 3 tablespoons unsalted butter over medium heat in a large skillet or Dutch oven. Add the stuffing and cook, stirring often, until warmed.
• Use to stuff the turkey. Place any remaining dressing in a buttered baking dish, cool, cover, and refrigerate. To reheat, drizzle with about 1/4 cup broth and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes.

PORK CHOP AND WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
• 2. Combine rice, seasoning packet from rice mix, and hot water; place in a lightly greased 13x9" baking dish. Set aside.
• 3. Sprinkle pork chops with pepper, and place over rice mixture. Cover and bake for 1 hour.
• 4. Uncover casserole; combine cream of whatever soup and milk, and pour over casserole.
• 5. Bake casserole, uncovered, for 15 more minutes or until thoroughly heated.

WILD RICE-STUFFED PORK LOIN

Steps:

• To butterfly pork roast, cut a lengthwise slit down the center of the pork loin to within 1/2 in. of bottom. Open loin so it lies flat. On each half, make another lengthwise slit down the center to within 1/2 in. of bottom. Flatten to 1/4-in. thickness. , Sprinkle with salt, garlic powder and pepper., In a large bowl, combine the rice, apricots, onion, celery, parsley, sage, thyme and broth. Spread stuffing evenly over pork, 1/4 to 1/2 in. thick. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Tie the roast at 1-1/2 to 2-in. intervals with kitchen string. Place the remaining stuffing in a greased shallow 2-qt. baking dish; set aside., Bake roast, uncovered, at 350° 1 hour. Remove roast from oven; carefully remove string. Place bacon strips over top of roast, overlapping slightly. Bake until bacon is browned and crisp and a thermometer reads 160°, 30-45 minutes longer. If needed, broil 4 in. from heat until bacon reaches desired crispness. Meanwhile, cover and bake remaining stuffing until heated through, about 30 minutes., Let roast stand for 10 minutes before slicing. If desired, brush with apricot preserves before slicing.

PORK CHOPS AND WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Season pork chops with seasoning of your choice.
• In heavy skillet or pan heat oil and brown pork chops well, reserving drippings.
• Add all vegetables to reserved drippings in pot and saute about 5 minutes being sure to scrape pot well.
• Add bouillon cubes, crush and stir to dissolve.
• Add 1/4 cup water, cover and simmer 5-10 minutes or until soft.
• Grease a 9x13 pan.
• Spread rice in pan and spread vegetables over rice.
• Place pork chops on top.
• Pour cream around edges.
• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and bake 30 minutes more.

WILD RICE-AND-ALMOND-STUFFED PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• 1. Prepare Wild Rice and Almond Stuffing.2. Cut a deep pocket in each pork chop on the meatiest side of the bone. Press about 1/3 cup stuffing mixture into each pocket. Secure openings with toothpicks. Mix apricot preserves, wine and cinnamon.3. Cover and grill pork 4 to 5 inches from medium-low coals 40 to 45 minutes, brushing occasionally with apricot mixture and turning 2 or three times, until pork is no longer pink when cut near bone on the unstuffed sides of chops. Remove toothpicks.Cook celery and onion in margarine in 8-inch skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until celery is crisp-tender. Stir in remaining ingredients.1 SERVING: Calories 440 (Calories from Fat 0) Fat 20g (Saturated 0g) Cholesterol 115mg Sodium 380mg Carbohydrates 29g (Dietary Fiber 0g) Protein 36g.